Photo: Khalil Baalbaki, Czech Radio
Lukáš Krpálek, the current Olympic heavyweight judo champion since his victory in Tokyo in 2021, will be competing at the Olympic Games once again in a few days’ time. Aware of the high expectations surrounding him, the most successful judoka in the country’s history is trying to stay grounded as the tournament approaches.
Having returned from a final preparation camp in Japan, the country where he won the biggest title of his career three years ago, Lukáš Krpálek appeared serene in Prague on Thursday when receiving the outfit that he and the other members of the Czech Olympic delegation will wear during the Games’ opening ceremony in Paris this Friday.
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Author: Anna Fodor, Guillaume Narguet